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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.34.18

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 34: Story of Gaṅgā & Umā: Himavat’s two daughters. Himavat gives Gaṅgā to the Devas for the worlds’ welfare, while Umā undertakes austerity and marries Śiva

In the sequence: Umā undertook severe austerities and was given in marriage to Rudra → Viśvāmitra concludes this first account of the sisters and Gaṅgā's heavenly departure.

1.34.18

yā cānyā śailaduhitā kanyāsīd raghunandana
ugraṃ sā vratam āsthāya tapas tepe tapodhanā

And the other daughter of the mountain, O delight of the Raghus — she, undertaking a severe vow, performed austerity, rich in penance.

Words: yā — who; cānyā — and the other; śailaduhitā — daughter of the mountain; kanyāsīd — was a maiden; raghunandana — O delight of the Raghus; ugraṃ — severe, fierce; sā — she; vratam — a vow; āsthāya — having undertaken; tapas — austerity, penance; tepe — performed (austerity); tapodhanā — rich in penance, whose wealth is austerity

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.